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91HokieBob
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Here's a question (not just for you but for all, maybe {@Chris Coleman} Has

the Virginia Tech Athletic Fund aka Hokie Club outlived its usefulness or primary mission in this new basically pay for play era? The HC hasn't evolved since the 80s in my opinion. We are basically paying to choose seats in the best locations we can under the guise of supporting scholarships. We really get nothing out of it - some useless point priorities, maybe better seats and parking choices during reseating, a form letter recognition and part of Ut Prosim Society if we donate consecutive years, maybe a magnet or garden flag, or key chain for donating....... WHY have a Hokie Club now? Just charge the seat premium (HC donation) with the football tix based on location. THIS is the kind of radical changes or solutions or ideas I want to see from the VT AD/Ath Dept. I've donated and bought season tix since 1995. I did not renew football season tix by the deadline for this fall. I've read posts where posters pay the minimum to HC and purchase tix on the secondary market and other ways. I just reduced my giving from Silver back down to IIRC Orange and Maroon. BUT, I recently purchased 2 football season tickets because yes I'm a VT glutton for punishment and will make some treks down for games. I ended up purchasing 2 tix in the same section 131 on the 50 and only 3, THREE rows up from where my old season tix I didn't renew were located! So, is the Hokie Club in its old and current form still relevant in 2025 and beyond? ** Edited by 91HokieBob at 7/31/2025, 1:57:21 PM
Posted: 07/31/2025 at 01:55 PM ET
(In response to this post by HokieAl)

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GA Tech new AD ehnancing his staff
1947Sunbowl 07/31/25 08:12 AM ET
Georgia Tech is all in, how about Virginia Tech @VTScoop?
Stech 07/31/25 08:23 AM ET
THe foundation under Whit not the best
1947Sunbowl 07/31/25 09:06 AM ET
VT is like Too Late Tim. We're still Mom & Pop in a shark infested Wall
91HokieBob 07/31/25 10:39 AM ET
This mindset was going on while Beamer was still here, too.
Maroon Baboon 07/31/25 11:36 AM ET
Monday morning quaterbacking.. We were all excited about Fuentes and people
VT_NOVA 07/31/25 02:09 PM ET
"We?" Speak for yourself.
Maroon Baboon 07/31/25 02:48 PM ET
I get the sense that VT has prioritized fiscal responsibility
HokieAl 07/31/25 10:52 AM ET
I think fiscal conservation is a smokescreen, an excuse. We hear this on
91HokieBob 07/31/25 11:41 AM ET
Nobody with any brains believe money is the main issue...**
NokieHokie 07/31/25 12:45 PM ET
It’s definitely not the main issue, but does get used as an excuse
HokieAl 07/31/25 01:15 PM ET
Here's a question (not just for you but for all, maybe {@Chris Coleman} Has
91HokieBob 07/31/25 01:55 PM ET
My view, the group can still be relevant, but their role should change
HokieAl 07/31/25 02:06 PM ET
^^^^THIS^^^ is exactly the type of innovative thinking (maybe they are
91HokieBob 07/31/25 02:19 PM ET
Yeah, a BS excuse by fans, the athletic department, and their shills.**
NokieHokie 07/31/25 01:24 PM ET
You have to invest money to make money, the ROI is there, and if you don’t
Stech 07/31/25 10:59 AM ET
LEADERS make bold decisions. We just have middle managers.**
saret 07/31/25 10:10 AM ET
WB seems to be just an administrator of small things.Not a visionary…
hokie4ever 07/31/25 10:37 AM ET
This is mostly right, I disagree with the "small things" part
VTCALS72 07/31/25 03:11 PM ET
Babcock is still here.
RJHokie 07/31/25 08:58 AM ET